The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-02

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whom game has become scarce.
Nm. Yestegui, Frenchmen, who had
become immensely wealthy overnight
by the discovery OF silver mine on
piece Of land he owned, died after mar
rying his cook, Q Mexican woman, be-
getting three children-boys.s His sock
must have been Q most excellent COOK,
for, as his widow he left her half OF his
fortune, amounting to nearly SO eoo,eV.
This was Carmona's opportunity.
Through the good Madame Vestegui he
would royalty .replenish his pockets. He
would marry the former cook Of thelate
lamented Vesteguf. - -
No sooner said then done, or at any
rate begun. The Marquis de Basilio
never was . man to let grass grow under
his feet. he managed to meet the be-
reaved widow when she had worn her
weeds for six months. The buxom
widow was charmed with the polished
Senior Carmons. who was clothed in his
most elegant court manners and new
suit of clothes obtained for the occasion
from confding tailor. -.
He pressed his suit from the start
with an ardor worthy of the big stake in
sight. Nine. Vestegui was willing, nay,
she was more than willing, to become
wife to the gentlemanly Carmona, whose
supreme elegance fairly awed her. But
there was an obstacle.
The departed Vestegui had left his re-
liet half of his fortune unencumbered in
any way. He had, however, appointed
q famous lawyer, Jose Bolado, executor
of his will, and Bolado was managing
the estate for the joint benefit of the
widow and the three children, to whom
the other half had been wilied. The
wido VS. love for her ardent admirer was
great, but her respect for Bolado was
greater. His iron will, his determine
ton and his superior intelligence had
inspired her with fear of BIN which
not even her love for Carmona could
master. And Bolado frowned down on
the proposed union. He would have
none of 1t.
AN OBSTACLE TO LOVE.
Here was seemingly insurmountable
stumbling block in the way of Carmona's
dreams and desires. He pleaded with
the widow. He implored her in the
name of his overwhelming passionto wed
him. Day after day his love was poured
out in her willing ears-but 1t aVailed
not. If SenorBolaeo would only con-
sent, yes, then-but Senior Bolado would
not.
For months matters stood thus. Then
one DAY in broad daylight on one of the
most freuueIited streets in the city, in
| front of the National Library, Senior b.
| lado was murdered. He was shot down
in cold blood by a young Mexican OF the
lower classes, Ignacio Rosales by name,
who was employed as brakeman on the
Vera Cruz road. The assassin was cap
tured red-handed and placed in Jail.
During the night he escaped. Gold,
and much gold, opened his prison doors
and he walked out.
Three weeks after Lawyer Bolado had
been buried, Jorge Carmona and Nine.
Vestegui were married, and Immediately
after the ceremony they left for Europe
| with the three children of the woman.
For five years nothing was heard OF
them in the City of Mexico except
through the newspapers. From this
source it was learned that shortly after
the arrival of the couple in Europe, ths
wife of Senior Carmona died rather sud
denly, leaving her entire fortune to bel
husband. The wealthy w1dower spent
his mourning year in Spain, and during
this year two of his step children died
The third boy left his step-father anC
went to England with friends after his
second brothers death. With him the
Marquis is now engaged IN litigation tol
the estate of the two dead children.
lESome months after his bereavement
Jorge Carmona was made Marquis Of
Queen Isabella. Why this honor wa:
conferred upon him was not learned
But the former matchboy was now
marquis.
Well, at the expiration of five years
the Marquis suddenly appeared again II
Mexico. His, arrival, by some strang'
coincidence, happened to be just tel
days after the police had succeeded il
recspturing Rosales, the murderer o
LAWYER Bolado, for whom they hae
been laying in wait all these years. TIT
murderer had been caught lurking
about his old haunts and promptly
Jailed. Precautions were taken thi
time against that powerful key-gold
which unlocked his Jail door before.
Fourteen days after his capture tn
trial of the young assassin was begun
All the best talent in the city had bee
retained for his defense. The Marqui
de Basilio never was out OF the roor
while the trial was in progress.
TRIAL OF AN ASSASSIN.